Captain Beefheart
person
4 mentions
2 recordings
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 3 Sep
↑4 vs the 6 months before
American avant‑garde musician, creator of Trout Mask Replica
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Peak in the week of 1 Sep — 3 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentAndrew HickeyA History of Rock Music in 500 Songs · Song 186: “Frownland” by Captain Beefheart and His Magic... · 2:00:51 · 3 Sep
…It was at this point that Beefheart started what became a regular habit of talking negatively about Zappa in the press, saying things like Zappa is the most disgusting character I have ever encountered.…
Andrew HickeyA History of Rock Music in 500 Songs · Song 186: “Frownland” by Captain Beefheart and His Magic... · 1:58:33 · 3 Sep
…But Beefheart was annoyed at Zappa for how the album was promoted, because he felt that rather than being treated as a serious artist, he was being promoted as a freak in the manner of Wildman Fisher, of other outsider artists that Zappa had signed to Bizarre Strait.…
Andrew HickeyA History of Rock Music in 500 Songs · Song 186: “Frownland” by Captain Beefheart and His Magic... · 1:58:20 · 3 Sep
…Tram Mask Replica was the closest thing to a hit Captain Beefheart had had up to that point.…
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